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YouTube game videos become a big channel for game marketers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 19, 2008
3 min

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ1st1Vw2kY&w=425&h=344] YouTube has provided a great market for posting viral videos related to video games, just as it has been for almost any other...

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Weblin lets you teleport your avatar from Second Life to the web

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 18, 2008
3 min

What happens in virtual worlds, stays in virtual worlds. That’s the way it’s been when you create an avatar, or virtual character, in places...

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Shidonni launches a site that brings kids’ drawings to life

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 18, 2008
2 min

Shidonni has a clever idea that could help it stand out in the growing market for kids’ virtual worlds. The company launched a site...

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Here kitty kitty! FooMojo launches virtual pets game FooPets

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 17, 2008
3 min

Virtual pets have a big presence in the digital world, from the little Tamagotchi gadgets to the popular Nintendogs game on the Nintendo DS....

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ImageMetrics raises funds to make faces look and move realistically in video games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 16, 2008
3 min

Making realistic human faces is one of the last frontiers of video game artistry. No one has done it in a way that can...

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GamerDNA launches way to discover games that fit your tastes

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 15, 2008
3 min

GamerDNA has launched a new way to discover games that fit your tastes. The new service is part of the company’s social network that...

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Can’t get into Sony’s Home? You’re not alone

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 13, 2008
1 min

I’ve been trying to get into Sony’s Home since yesterday. I was in the closed beta. But now that they’ve opened it up to...

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Reader poll: Will the game industry sales keep rising in December?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 12, 2008
1 min

Some technology companies are seeing their worst December sales in memory. But the video game industry is expected to post an increase in sales...

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Video game sales defy recession, rise 10 percent in November

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 11, 2008
3 min

Video game sales defied the tough economy and rose 10 percent in the U.S. in November, according to market researcher NPD Group. Nintendo had...

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Sony takes micro-transactions into a whole new world with launch of Home

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 11, 2008
4 min

Sony launched its Home virtual world for the PlayStation 3 today, opening up its beta test to all 16 million PS3 owners. We’ve tested...

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